Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection Detected by Endoscopy

We report a case of Ancylostoma ceylanicum infection detected by endoscopy. It was diagnosed and confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The patient is a 58-year-old Malaysian woman who lives in a rural area, where uncontrolled populations of stray and semidomesticated do...

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Main Authors: Ngui, R., Lim, Y.A.L., Wan Hafiz, W.I., Lim, K.N., Mahmud, R.
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Published: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/12096/
http://www.ajtmh.org/content/91/1/86
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0756
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spelling my.um.eprints.120962015-01-15T07:31:13Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/12096/ Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection Detected by Endoscopy Ngui, R. Lim, Y.A.L. Wan Hafiz, W.I. Lim, K.N. Mahmud, R. R Medicine We report a case of Ancylostoma ceylanicum infection detected by endoscopy. It was diagnosed and confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The patient is a 58-year-old Malaysian woman who lives in a rural area, where uncontrolled populations of stray and semidomesticated dogs live in close proximity with humans. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014 Article PeerReviewed Ngui, R. and Lim, Y.A.L. and Wan Hafiz, W.I. and Lim, K.N. and Mahmud, R. (2014) Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection Detected by Endoscopy. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 91 (1). pp. 86-88. ISSN 0002-9637 http://www.ajtmh.org/content/91/1/86 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0756
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Ngui, R.
Lim, Y.A.L.
Wan Hafiz, W.I.
Lim, K.N.
Mahmud, R.
Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection Detected by Endoscopy
description We report a case of Ancylostoma ceylanicum infection detected by endoscopy. It was diagnosed and confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The patient is a 58-year-old Malaysian woman who lives in a rural area, where uncontrolled populations of stray and semidomesticated dogs live in close proximity with humans.
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author Ngui, R.
Lim, Y.A.L.
Wan Hafiz, W.I.
Lim, K.N.
Mahmud, R.
author_facet Ngui, R.
Lim, Y.A.L.
Wan Hafiz, W.I.
Lim, K.N.
Mahmud, R.
author_sort Ngui, R.
title Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection Detected by Endoscopy
title_short Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection Detected by Endoscopy
title_full Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection Detected by Endoscopy
title_fullStr Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection Detected by Endoscopy
title_full_unstemmed Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection Detected by Endoscopy
title_sort zoonotic ancylostoma ceylanicum infection detected by endoscopy
publisher American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
publishDate 2014
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/12096/
http://www.ajtmh.org/content/91/1/86
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0756
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